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Scouting began in 1907 by a man called Baden powell.

he saw some boys around just doing nothing so he said hey come on a camp and do something. so they went and they loved it so much that they wanted to do it again and again. and then it starting a thing.

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The first Boy Scout troop in America was organized in Pawhuska, Oklahoma (Osage County), in May 1909 by Reverend John F. Mitchell. Rev. Mitchell was a missionary priest from England sent to St. Thomas Episcopal Church by the Church of England. Rev. Mitchell, who had been associated in scout work with Lord Baden-Powell in England, organized the troop of Boy Scouts under English charter and equipped them with English uniforms, manuals, and badges. The charter members of the troop were: Douglas Foote, Jack Hutchings, John I. Johnson, Robert MuGuire, Lee Copeland, Cliff Ferguson, Thomas Leahy, Walter B. Johnson, Tom Leahy, Joe McGuire, Clyde Wilson, Dick Millard, "Spider" Hinkle, Clemmer Curtis, Roland Blanc, Alex Tinker, Jack Coffey, Rogers Leahy, and Roland McGuire.

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scouting started because all young boys where adventurous and wanted to go out and explore

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Lord Robert Baden-Powell started the Boy Scouts organization in 1908, The Boy Scouts of America was started in 1910.

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Founded by W Boyce on Feb 10 1910 after being inspired by the original movement in the UK.

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